By Dr. Niosha Price As an International Medical Graduate (IMG) with aspirations of joining a general surgery residency, I have structured my time off to maximize personal growth, professional develop...
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Empowering Women in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Breaking Barriers and Shaping the Future
By: Dr. Shohreh Ghasemi The field of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) is dynamic and essential, focusing on surgical procedures involving the mouth, jaw, and face. As more women enter this sp...
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Insights from a Family Member: Navigating Hirschsprung Disease
By: Mary-Lynn Hatem Growing up, I had a close family member who struggled with Hirschsprung disease. Seeing the family navigate through the challenges it brought and witnessing the impact on our da...
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Impact of Narrative Medicine in Surgery
By: Raslina Shrestha, MD “We can make the world a better place, one story at a time.”- Lisa Gerber A revelation unfolded during my shifts in the burn ward in Nepal. As the patie...
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Brushstrokes and Incisions: Exploring the Artistic Aspect of Surgery and Drawing in Human Exploration
By Alessandra Yasumi Rodríguez Cárdenas In exploring the profound relationship between art and surgery, it becomes evident that their interconnected narratives extend far beyond the realms of ca...
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THE MATCH EQUATION: AN IMG’S PERSPECTIVE
by: Anjani H Turaga, IMG The day starts at 5 am on an unusually cold morning in Los Angeles, where we see our protagonist, an IMG (International medical graduate) brushing her teeth furiously, trying...
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Gender Equity in Global Surgery: Disparities from an International View
By Ala Khalid In the USA, more than half of all medical residents are women; meanwhile less than half of surgical residents are women, there is a significant amount of research focusing o...
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How summer schools can fill the gap in Global Surgery knowledge of medical students and surgeons
By Gabriela Azevedo Sansoni Global Surgery is a hot topic, but is it often part of formal curricula for medical students and surgical trainees? A lot of papers have been published calling attention...